A Psalm for Solomon.
GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

 

A Psalme for Solomon. Giue the King thy Iudgements, O God, and thy Righteousnesse vnto the Kings sonne.

2Hee shall iudge thy people with righteousnesse, and thy poore with iudgement.

3The mountaines shal bring peace to the people, and the litle hils, by righteousnesse.

4Hee shall iudge the poore of the people, he shall saue the children of the needie, and shallbreake in pieces the oppressour.

5They shall feare thee as long as the Sunne & Moone indure, throughout all generations.

6Hee shall come downe like raine vpon the mowen grasse: as showres that water the earth.

7In his dayes shall the righteous flourish: and abundance of peace so long as the Moone endureth.

8He shall haue dominion also from sea to sea, and from the riuer, vnto the ends of the earth.

9They that dwell in the wildernesse shall bowe before him: and his enemies shall licke the dust.

10The kings of Tarshish and of the Isles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shalloffer gifts.

11Yea, all Kings shall fall downe before him: all nations shall serue him.

12For hee shall deliuer the needy when he crieth: the poore also, and him that hath no helper.

13He shal spare the poore and needy, and shall saue the soules of the needy.

14He shall redeeme their soule from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in hissight.

15And he shall liue, and to him shalbe giuen of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shalbe made for himcontinually, and daily shall he be praised.

16There shalbe an handfull of corne in the earth vpon the top of the mountaines; the fruit thereofshall shake like Lebanon, and they of the citie shall flourish like grasse of the earth.

17His name shall endure for euer: his name shalbe continued as long as the sunne: and men shalbeblessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doth wonderous things.

19And blessed be his glorious name for euer, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen,and Amen.

20The prayers of Dauid the sonne of Iesse, are ended

II == Isa 11:2-4 ; 32:1

 

 

 

III == Ps 85:10 ; Isa 32:17 ; 52:7

 

IV == Isa 11:4

 

 

V == Ps 72:7 , 17 ; 89:36-37

 

 

 

VII == Isa 2:4 ; Dan 2:44 ; Luke 1:33

 

VIII == Zech 9:10

 

IX == Ps 74:14 ; Isa 49:23 ; Mic 7:17

X == 2nd Chr 9:21 ; Ps 45:12 ; 68:29 ; Isa 49:7 ; 60:6 , 9

 

XI == Isa 49:22-23

 

XII == Job 29:12

 

 

 

XIV == Ps 116:15

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == 1st Kings 4:20

XVII == Gen 12:3 ; 22:18 ; Ps 89:36 ; Jer 4:2 ; Luke 1:48

 

XVIII == Ex 15:11 ; 1st Chr 29:10 ; Ps 41:13 ; 77:14 ; 106:48 ; 136:4

XIX == Num 14:21 ; Neh 9:5 ; Zech 14:9

 

1 Of Solomon.

2 O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the king’s son; That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,

3 That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,

4 That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

5 May they fear you with the sun, and before the moon, through all generations.

6 May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

7 That abundance may flourish in his days, great bounty, till the moon be no more.

8 May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

9 May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick the dust.

10 May the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

11 May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.

12 For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help.

13 He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.

14 From extortion and violence he redeems them, for precious is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live, receiving gold from Sheba, prayed for without cease, blessed day by day.

16 May wheat abound in the land, flourish even on the mountain heights. May his fruit be like that of Lebanon, and flourish in the city like the grasses of the land.

17 May his name be forever; as long as the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds.

19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may he fill all the earth with his glory. Amen and amen.

It has been suggested that this Psalm was the prayer of David  and the Psalm of Solomon. It is fitting to use the Schofield note to bring out the Messianic character:
The 72nd Psalm forms a complete vision of Messiah’s kingdom insofar as the OT revelation extended. David’s prayers will find their fruition in the kingdom (v 20; 2 Sam. 23:1-4). Verse 1 refers to the investiture of the King’s Son with the kingdom, the formal description of which is given in Dan. 7:13,14; Rev. 5:5-10. Verses 2-7, 12-14 give the character of the kingdom (cp. Isa. 11:3-9). The emphatic word is “righteousness.” Verses 8-19 speak of the universality of the kingdom. It is through restored Israel that the kingdom is to be extended over the earth (Zech. 8:13, 20-23).

Verses 1-7 The king prays for divine ability to judge righteously and that he would judge on behalf of the needy and afflicted. When the king judges righteously, the people refreshed like a refreshing rain. The Messianic longevity is brought out in verses 5 and 7 by the enduring aspect of the sun and moon.

Verses 8- 11 The king anticipated an extended kingdom that would reach beyond the Euphrates and around the world. Gifts would be brought, in our terms, from Spain,  southwestern Arabia, and upper Egypt. The extent is Messianic.

v 12--14. The king was worthy of his dominion because he would deliver the poor and needy from deceit and violence. It will be considered a kingdom of righteousness.  The Messiah is worthy of His dominion.

v 15-17 People would bring the king gifts because of his righteous reign. They will praise him daily for the flourishing land, whether in the country or city. Messianic aspect is especially brought out in verse 17, both for the longevity, like the sun, and for the blessing and praise of all nations.

v 18-19. This second doxology ends the second book of Psalms from 41-72. It is full of praise for the Lord and a request that his glory be recognized worldwide. Eighteen other Psalms of David appear later, so Solomon, or whoever compiled these, simply meant that these section of the prayers of David were ended.